The screenings are being offered as part of the YMCA’s“Hug Your Heart Day.” Appointments are not
required. Screening results will be read by Kentucky Heart Institute cardiologist
Sriharsha Velury, M.D.

The screening includes an EKG, total cholesterol, blood
pressure, blood sugar and blood oxygen levels, and is sponsored by King’s
Daughters in cooperation with the Kentucky Heart Foundation. Appointments are not required; participants will be
screened on a first-come, first-served basis. No fasting is not required.

ASHLAND, Ky. –
Women and men are different in almost everything, including heart health. But
women don’t always realize how different their hearts are – or what their
actual risk of developing heart disease is.

A special heart month program – You’ve Gotta Have Heart –
will address those differences and more. The program is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13, at the Roy Collier F. Community Center in Inez, Ky.

The event kicks off with a free healthy heart screening,
sponsored by King’s Daughters and the Kentucky Heart Foundation. A heart
healthy lunch, catered by Four Seasons Catering will follow. Cardiologist Lynn
Preston, DO, will finish up the event with a special presentation on women and
their hearts, beginning at 12:15 p.m.

The screening includes an EKG, total cholesterol, blood
pressure, blood sugar and blood oxygen levels, and is sponsored by King’s
Daughters in cooperation with the Kentucky Heart Foundation. Appointments are required and may be made by calling 1-888-377-KDMC (5362). No
fasting is required.

The screening consists of an ultrasound exam of the carotid
arteries to check for blockages and/or weaknesses. The carotid arteries are
major blood vessels that serve the brain. Blockages in the carotids can lead to
stroke.